Juan Carlos Portieles, right, is charged with first-degree murder of his girlfriend Jaclyn Torrealbas. His defense attorney Herbert Smith, left, sits next to him during opening statements Thursday, July 26, 2012. Peter Andrew Bosch / Miami Herald Staff

State attorney Rachel Walters, holds a picture of Jaclyn Torrealbas, whose boyfriend Juan Carlos Portieles, is being tried for first-degree murder for her death in Miami-Dade court. Opening statements were Thursday. Peter Andrew Bosch / Miami Herald Staff